Chocolate Covered Cherries
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 40 cherries
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 258
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 37
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 34
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 4
- Sodium
- 22
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 40 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
40 maraschino cherries with stems (packed in very heavy syrup), drained well
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
1 cup (6 ounces) white chocolate morsels
Directions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or waxed paper. Pat cherries dry with paper towels.
- Melt chocolates separately in stainless steel bowl set over pan of simmering water, stirring until smooth.
- Holding stem of cherry, dip cherry into melted chocolate to coat. You can coat half of cherry in white chocolate and half in semisweet chocolate, if desired. Transfer chocolate-dipped cherry to prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cherries and melted chocolate.
- Refrigerate for about 40 minutes, or until set.